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== Geography == | == Geography == | ||
=== Geology & Climate === | === Geology & Climate === | ||
[[File:Faroe Islands, Eysturoy, Funningsfjørður (fjord) in October.jpg|thumb|A Sweetsister's winter, as the | [[File:Faroe Islands, Eysturoy, Funningsfjørður (fjord) in October.jpg|thumb|A Sweetsister's winter, as the southern half of the island is covered in snow.]] | ||
The Three Sisters rest upon a bedrock of basalt, which is commonly used by locals as a substitute for stone in their construction <ref name="basalt" />, and is most easily available on the cliffsides that dot the landscape, especially the sheer drops which shield the southern portion of the . | The Three Sisters rest upon a bedrock of basalt, which is commonly used by locals as a substitute for stone in their construction <ref name="basalt" />, and is most easily available on the cliffsides that dot the landscape, especially the sheer drops which shield the southern portion of the archipelago. Although the Vale facing portions are rugged and rocky, the valleys beyond flatten out close to sea level rapidly, giving way to natural harbours through the salty sloughs carved by the sea. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||